A Stoke City fan involved in the disorder following the Potteries derby is fighting an attempt to ban him from attending football matches.

Sixty-one-year-old Michael Clarke has admitted committing a public order offence at Vale Park on December 4.

He was arrested during the policing operation as part of this month's clash between Port Vale and Stoke City under-21s.

Clarke, of Ashcombe Green, Blurton, appeared before magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre and pleaded guilty to a charge of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Prosecutor Ruth Bentley said she would be applying for a football banning order to be imposed alongside Clarke's sentence, but that his legal team would oppose it.